Damien Loose, Episode 2 - Now What?

The 2nd episode of a 10 part mystery serial. The Berchshires found a body, now what? Well, dead uncle or no dead uncle, the mortgage has to be paid, so Damien heads back to work where Dr. "Mad King" George Bennett rules the lab. A mysterious call in the night get Damien a lunch with a possible killer. Damien goes west to ask an estranged friend for a favor. More

Damien Berchshire, husband, father, Englishman, wakes up to find his long lost Uncle Edmund dead on the front lawn. Damien decides to conduct his own investigation. Well, it gets crazy. He seeks help from a former eco-terrorist, hunts down an ex-girlfriend/murder suspect, rides public transportation, escapes from a Blues-jersey-wearing bagman, doesn't call his mother, has a drink at Mangia, gambles at a casino where he's been banned for life, tries to get tenure, drinks at Mangia, gets punched in the face, is arrested, shops at the Tower Grove Farmers Market, gets a gun, drinks at Mangia, sees a coyote, visits the St. Louis Art Museum, takes his wife out to dinner, talks politics, drinks at Mangia, gets kidnapped by his ex-girlfriend/murder suspect, puts his daughter to bed, goes to a ball, breaks into an accounting office and tries to figure out what the hell is going on with number 6.

Robert Strasser is a St. Louis author. He co-founded the Tin Ceiling Theatre Company and helped create the seven/24 short play festival. He's reviewed theater for KDHX radio. He's written for the St. Louis Evening Whirl. He is the creator and head writer for the sci-fi web series Artemis Burn. His travel pieces and artist interviews have appeared on numerous websites. He also lived in a bookshop in Paris for awhile, and the Canadian police stole his driver license.